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Sukhoi Su-30MKI
MilitaryFighters & multirole

Sukhoi Su-30MKI

The backbone of the Indian Air Force

19972,120 km/h3,000 km
260 ×
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
MilitaryMilitary helicopters

Boeing CH-47 Chinook

Twin-rotor heavy-lift helicopter

1961315 km/h370 km
15 × CH-47F(I), from 2019
Ilyushin Il-78 Midas
MilitaryAerial refuelling tankers

Ilyushin Il-78 Midas

Il-76-based aerial refuelling tanker

1983850 km/h7,300 km
6 × Il-78MKI
Mil Helicopters Mi-26 Halo
MilitaryMilitary helicopters

Mil Helicopters Mi-26 Halo

The largest helicopter ever put into production

1977295 km/h500 km
4 × retired 2010s
Beriev A-50
MilitaryReconnaissance & surveillance

Beriev A-50

Russia's radar plane, built on the Il-76

1978900 km/h5,000 km
3 × A-50EI with Israeli radar
Boeing AH-64 Apache
MilitaryMilitary helicopters

Boeing AH-64 Apache

The benchmark attack helicopter

1975293 km/h
AH-64E
Antonov An-12BP
MilitaryMilitary transport

Antonov An-12BP

The Soviet answer to the Hercules

1957777 km/h5,700 km
retired
Antonov An-32
MilitaryMilitary transport

Antonov An-32

Hot-and-high tactical transport

1976530 km/h2,500 km
BAE Systems Hawk
MilitaryTrainers

BAE Systems Hawk

The jet trainer flown by the Red Arrows

19741,028 km/h2,520 km
Hawk 132, HAL-built
Hawker Aircraft Hurricane
MilitaryFighters & multirole

Hawker Aircraft Hurricane

The fighter that defended Colombo in 1942

1935547 km/h965 km
Royal Indian Air Force, retired
Ilyushin Il-76MD
MilitaryMilitary transport

Ilyushin Il-76MD

The rugged workhorse of Russian airlift

1971900 km/h4,400 km
SEPECAT Jaguar
MilitaryAttack aircraft

SEPECAT Jaguar

Anglo-French low-level strike jet, still flying in India

19681,699 km/h
Mil Helicopters Mi-24 Hind
MilitaryMilitary helicopters

Mil Helicopters Mi-24 Hind

The "flying tank" gunship that also carries troops

1969335 km/h450 km
Mi-25/Mi-35
Mikoyan (MiG) MiG-21
MilitaryFighters & multirole

Mikoyan (MiG) MiG-21

The most-produced supersonic jet in history

19552,175 km/h1,210 km
retired 2025
Mikoyan (MiG) MiG-23
MilitaryFighters & multirole

Mikoyan (MiG) MiG-23

The Soviet Union's first swing-wing fighter

19672,445 km/h1,150 km
retired
Mikoyan (MiG) MiG-25 Foxbat
MilitaryFighters & multirole

Mikoyan (MiG) MiG-25 Foxbat

Mach 2.8 interceptor built of steel

19643,000 km/h1,730 km
reconnaissance, retired 2006
Mikoyan (MiG) MiG-29
MilitaryFighters & multirole

Mikoyan (MiG) MiG-29

Agile Soviet front-line fighter

19772,400 km/h1,430 km
Pilatus Aircraft PC-7
MilitaryTrainers

Pilatus Aircraft PC-7

Swiss turboprop trainer used by dozens of air forces

1966412 km/h1,200 km
PC-7 Mk II